The ordeal of Omaha Beach
Difficult but mandatory reading, to understand the cost of liberty. The ending is exactly correct. Films like "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" captured this quality of leadership perfectly.
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Getting ready for D-Day
"' . . . Anne Wilson has a copy of the D-Day orders passed onto her father’s ship in May of 1944. Here is the briefing all members of the United States Navy received just two weeks before D-Day, June 6, 1944.” I thought readers would enjoy a look at this bracing call to duty . . . " Made all the more bracing with Maddogsson in Marine Corps Boot Camp. Maddogsdatir5.faux, and I watched Saving Private Ryan for her final english assignment. It seems Korean students learn mostly about Korean history, but little else. She has little knowledge or understanding of the greater span of world history. We have moved on to Band of Brothers, and will likely attempt to span as much Western History in film as we can during the summer break. From 5Bravo comes this repost of - Helicopter mom fires harpoon at son's Army Command . . .6/2/2016 Overprotective “New Army Mom” Ruins Son’s Military Life after Complaining to the Wrong People
. . . takes out precious snowflake son. If this is real, it is epic! I should probably do this to Maddogsson once he is safely down at MRCD San Diego! Now I'm just being naughty! Apparently, there is a part II. “Combat Patches are Unfair” Helicopter Army Mom Part Two: The Pizza Party Ok, so 5Bravo finessed this idiot into defcon 1 level stupidity! Here are two screen shots of the third installment of this epic journey! Photo Photos from 5Bravo's post Helicopter parents deserve exactly what they get. Sadly, we don't get to know what that Pizza Party meant exactly. Dang! I bet it was really cool! We laughed so hard even after a second reading, we thought it would be a good idea to repost for some who may have missed this. We don't know if it's real or Memorex, but it is funny. Maddogsson is still in Marine Corps Boot Camp, now at Camp Pendleton. Oh, to be young again! Why They Died: The Motivations of American Soldiers in 12 Great Wars
The story is worth a read. But there is another story lying within. It is the story of how much importance Americans place on life. Notice how many of the wars resulted in few deaths. The comparisons are truly stunning. The National WWII Museum | New Orleans: Learn: For Students: WWII by the Numbers: World-Wide Deaths Few of the nations involved in WWII were free, it is clear that free markets, with republican governance, with substantial individual liberties value life far more than dictatorships, empires, totalitarians, or other autocratic governance. One of the primary reasons for the success of the Pax Americana is the successful American export of free markets, republican governance, and individual liberties. Now is no time to follow the Obama lead, and withdraw from this most important endeavor. "The Spirit of Liberation"
There are a number of compilations of color WWII footage, all of them worth watching. The trailer looks interesting. In Memorial weekend news outside of the US, it has been 100 years since the battle of Verdun5/29/2016 Hollande and Merkel mark centenary of Battle of Verdun
WWI was a shock to the moral fiber of all enmeshed. No war so brutally combined the modern industrial war machine with the naiveté of war leaders brought up fighting colonial and other romantic battles. Click through to read more. In Memorial weekend news outside of the US, it has been 100 years since the battle of Jutland5/29/2016 First service marks Battle of Jutland centenary
A massive sea battle in the worlds most shocking war. "More than 6,000 British and 2,500 German sailors were killed in the 36-hour battle, which began off the Danish coast on May 31st, 1916. Britain’s battlecruiser force sailed from the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland and events took place outside Edinburgh yesterday.Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter Princess Anne and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon were joined by hundreds of people for a ceremony. “This centenary commemoration is an opportunity for us to honor and pay tribute to the many thousands of sailors from both sides who lost their lives during the Battle of Jutland,” said Sturgeon." Putin Vows Retaliation Over US Missile Shield; Warns Poland, Romania Now In The "Cross Hairs"
"Recall that on May 12, in a dramatic development for the global nuclear balance of power, the United States launched its European missile defense system dubbed Aegis Ashore at a remote airbase in the town of Deveselu, Romania, almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite repeated Russian warnings that the West is threatening the peace in central Europe." Squeak, squeak. Sorry pip, you will need to squeak up! More after the break! |
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